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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 14, 1908
Place of Birth:
Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
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Laurence Naismith
Biography
Laurence Naismith (14 December 1908 – 5 June 1992) was an English actor.
Naismith appeared in films such as Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Richard III (1955), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), Carrington VC (1954) and as Captain Edward Smith of the RMS Titanic in A Night to Remember (1958). He appeared on Broadway in the musical Here's Love in 1963 and played the non-singing role of Merlin in the 1967 film version of the musical Camelot.
In 1965 he guest-starred as barber Gilly Bright in episode 25, "The Threat" of 12 O-Clock High (TV series). He was Judge Fulton in the TV series The Persuaders! (1971), with Tony Curtis and Roger Moore. He also starred in a children's ghost film The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972). He portrayed Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph in the BBC production Fall of Eagles (1974). Naismith played the Prince of Verona in the BBC Television Shakespeare version of Romeo & Juliet.
Outside of acting he was the landlord of the Rowbarge pub at Woolhampton, Berkshire and a keen cricket fan. Naismith married, in 1939, Vera Bocca of Horden, County Durham.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Making of 'A Night to Remember' | Self (archive footage) |
| 1982 | I Remember Nelson | Rev. Edmund Nelson |
| 1978 | Romeo and Juliet | Prince Escalus |
| 1977 | The Last Appointment! | Judge Fulton |
| 1976 | The Switch | Judge Fulton |
| 1974 | Mission: Monte Carlo | Judge Fulton |
| 1974 | London Conspiracy | Judge Fulton |
| 1973 | The Persuaders! | Judge Fulton |
| 1972 | The Amazing Mr. Blunden | Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden |
| 1972 | Young Winston | Lord Salisbury |
| 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever | Sir Donald Munger |
| 1971 | Quest for Love | Sir Henry Lanstein |
| 1970 | Scrooge | Mr. Fezziwig |
| 1969 | The Valley of Gwangi | Professor Bromley |
| 1969 | The Bushbaby | Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw |
| 1969 | The File on Devlin | Lord Pomeroy |
| 1969 | Run a Crooked Mile | Lord Dunnsfield |
| 1969 | Eye of the Cat | Dr. Mills |
| 1968 | The Admirable Crichton | Lord Loam |
| 1967 | Deadlier Than the Male | Sir John Bledlow |
| 1967 | Camelot | Merlyn |
| 1967 | The Scorpio Letters | Burr |
| 1967 | Fitzwilly | Mr. Cotty (uncredited) |
| 1967 | The Long Duel | McDougal |
| 1966 | Sky West and Crooked | Edwin Dacres |
| 1963 | Jason and the Argonauts | Argos |
| 1963 | The Three Lives of Thomasina | Reverend Angus Paddie |
| 1963 | We Joined the Navy | Admiral Blake |
| 1963 | Cleopatra | Arachesilaus (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Prince and the Pauper | Earl of Hertford |
| 1962 | I Thank a Fool | O'Grady |
| 1962 | The Valiant | Admiral |
| 1962 | The 300 Spartans | First Delegate |
| 1961 | Greyfriars Bobby | Mr. Traill |
| 1961 | The Singer Not the Song | Old Uncle |
| 1960 | The Criminal | Mr. Town |
| 1960 | Village of the Damned | Dr. Willers |
| 1960 | Sink the Bismarck! | First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound |
| 1960 | The Angry Silence | Martindale |
| 1960 | The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Prince of Wales |
| 1960 | The World of Suzie Wong | O’Neill |
| 1959 | Third Man on the Mountain | Teo Zurbriggen |
| 1959 | Perilous Assignment | Self |
| 1959 | Solomon and Sheba | Hezrai |
| 1958 | The Gypsy and the Gentleman | Dr. Forrester |
| 1958 | Tempest | Maj. Zurin |
| 1958 | The Naked Earth | Skin Trader |
| 1958 | A Night to Remember | Capt. Edward John Smith |
| 1958 | I Accuse! | Judge at Esterhazy Trial |
| 1958 | Gideon's Day | Arthur Sayer |
| 1958 | The Two-Headed Spy | Gen. Hauser |
| 1957 | Boy on a Dolphin | Dr. Hawkins |
| 1957 | Robbery Under Arms | Ben Marston |
| 1957 | Abandon Ship | Captain Paul Darrow |
| 1956 | Lust for Life | Dr. Bosman |
| 1956 | The Weapon | Jamison |
| 1956 | The Man Who Never Was | Adm. Cross |
| 1956 | Tiger in the Smoke | Canon Avril |
| 1956 | The Extra Day | Kurt Vorn |
| 1955 | The Dam Busters | Farmer |
| 1955 | Josephine and Men | Porter |
| 1954 | The Black Knight | Major Domo |
| 1954 | The Million Pound Note | Walter Craddock |
| 1954 | Carrington V.C. | Major Panton |
| 1953 | Mogambo | Skipper |
| 1953 | Cosh Boy | Inspector Donaldson |
| 1953 | The Flanagan Boy | Boxing Booth Barker |
| 1953 | The Long Memory | Hasbury |
| 1953 | Rough Shoot | Blossom |
| 1953 | Love in Pawn | Uncle Amos |
| 1953 | The Beggar's Opera | Matt of the Mint |
| 1953 | Time Bomb | |
| 1952 | A Killer Walks | Dr. James |
| 1952 | The Happy Family | Councillor |
| 1952 | Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard | Parker |
| 1952 | His Excellency | First Soldier |
| 1952 | I Believe in You | Sergeant Braxton |
| 1952 | Penny Princess | Louis the Jailkeeper (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Mother Riley Meets the Vampire | Police Sergeant at Desk (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Pool of London | Commissionaire (uncredited) |
| 1951 | High Treason | Reginald Gordon-Wells |
| 1951 | There Is Another Sun | Riley |
| 1951 | Calling Bulldog Drummond | Hardcastle (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Hell Is Sold Out | Doctor Monceau |
| 1950 | Room to Let | Editor |
| 1950 | The Happiest Days of Your Life | Dr. Collet |
| 1949 | The Chiltern Hundreds | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Kind Hearts and Coronets | Warder in Jail (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Train of Events | Joe Hunt |
| 1948 | A Piece of Cake | Merlin Mound |
| 1948 | Trouble in the Air |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Return of the Saint | General Platt |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Prince Escalus |
| 1974 | Fall of Eagles | Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary |
| 1973 | Oh, Father! | |
| 1972 | The Protectors | Prof. Alexander Schelpin |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! | Judge Fulton |
| 1968 | Lancer | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Reddington |
| 1967 | Mannix | Anton |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Professor Lindstrom |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Cyrus Stone |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage | John Adams |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage | George Mason |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High | Gilly Bright |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Dr. Andrew Emmett McAllister |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Major Fielding |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | John Mallory |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Gordon Knight |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Inspector Rason |
| 1961 | Sir Francis Drake | Sir Miles Burns |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Mr. Collins |
| 1960 | Danger Man | Spooner |
| 1959 | The Third Man | Ostrow |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Don Q. Hought |
| 1959 | The Third Man | The McCriach |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Sir William de Courcier |
| 1954 | Mark Saber | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Earl of Hertford |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Self |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lord Loam |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lord Pomeroy |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Arthur Lawton |